Blake Robertson is clapping back at ex-fiancée Hayley Hendrich’s abuse allegations.
In an exclusive new interview with Page Six, Robertson claimed he acted in “self-defense” during an alleged incident with Hendrich before the two “Ultimatum” stars broke up following an alleged fight in October 2025.
“Placing hands on someone, that is something that I do not take lightly at all,” Robertson, 26, told us Wednesday, vehemently denying the allegations against him.
According to a booking summary obtained by Page Six, Robertson was arrested for assault and booked with a Class C misdemeanor in Nacogdoches, Texas, on Oct. 18. In that state, this misdemeanor type results in a fine up to $500 and no jail time.
Hendrich, 23, ultimately chose not to press charges against Robertson, she told TMZ at the time, after they had a private conversation in which she allegedly explained she would still like for him to take public responsibility for his alleged actions.
Page Six was unable to obtain additional records regarding the arrest because the case was “rightfully dismissed by the prosecutor almost immediately, and all records were expunged,” Robertson’s lawyer previously told TMZ.
It’s been nearly a year since Robertson was arrested, but the incident is resurfacing as Season 4 of “The Ultimatum” — and the explosive reunion — is currently airing on Netflix.
While promoting the show, Hendrich appeared on Wednesday’s episode of the “What’s the Reality” podcast, where she revealed what allegedly happened when Robertson was arrested last fall.
Some of her claims included that she and Robertson called it quits after he bought two women drinks and drove while intoxicated during their anniversary trip to Charleston, South Carolina — an allegation Robertson denied to Page Six.
Robertson claimed the “final straw” leading to their breakup occurred one week before his arrest. He told Page Six that after a night out, when his ex allegedly “poured a beer” on him, he instructed her to move out of his Nacogdoches, Texas, home.
In the podcast, Hendrich confirmed she poured beer on him, but claimed there was more to the story, recalling how she attempted to confront Robertson to apologize when they argued. She was standing outside the car he was in and allegedly shoved him through the rolled-down window.
Hendrich claimed in the podcast that Robertson then got out of the car and allegedly told her, “You know what, if you’re going to f–king act like this, then let’s go.”
“He opens the car door, grabs me by my shoulders and is pushing me back … he pins me on my friend’s car,” Hendrich alleged, claiming that she then got into her friend’s car and was in disbelief that Robertson allegedly put his hands on her.
Robertson denied those allegations, too, telling us Hendrich “stormed” toward him while he was with his friends. He claimed he got out of the car to de-escalate the situation by “swarming her hands,” walking her to her friend’s car and putting her in the backseat.
“I said, ‘You guys take off,’” he recalled, insisting he didn’t put his hands on her. “I did not. That was self-defense to get her away from me.”
“She made me feel very unsafe as well, and I didn’t want to put myself in that relationship anymore,” Robertson claimed.
However, Robertson wasn’t arrested until the following week after he allegedly put his hands on his now-ex in a rage when she was preparing to move out, Hendrich claimed on the podcast.
“I’m sitting in a chair … he had grabbed me by my sweatshirt and pulls me forward, like he’s going to drag me out, and I start freaking the f–k out,” she said, claiming she recorded the altercation.
Hendrich said she showed the responding officers the video and Robertson was arrested. Ultimately, Hendrich dropped the charges against Robertson to avoid him being “f–ked,” she claimed.
Robertson vehemently denied the allegations, telling Page Six, “The only time that I ever placed hands on Hayley — period — was to go over there and try to lift her off of the chair gently with my hands behind her.”
“I said, ‘OK,’ then I left my house, went to my father’s [residence],” Robertson claimed, adding that he regrets not leaving his home immediately and calling police, telling us, “I take accountability.”
Robertson alleged that he called the police from his dad’s house because he wanted to report Hendrich for refusing to leave his home.
“Why would I call the police on Hayley if I thought that I did something that would lead to my own arrest?” he told us.
Robertson explained he feels a “suppression campaign” is happening against him, and he hasn’t been able to tell his side of the story.
“I do have areas where I absolutely will take accountability,” he told us, adding, “But there’s other areas that I will shine on Hayley that she needs to.”
Hendrich wasn’t immediately available to comment on Robertson’s allegations against her.
Additionally, Hendrich told Us Weekly in a new interview it’s “been very hard just having to relive” the trauma of the alleged domestic violence incident when “The Ultimatum” began streaming.
“There were certain decisions that I made regarding that whole situation,” she said, alluding to how she refused to press charges against Robertson when he was initially detained for allegedly hitting her.
Season 4 of “The Ultimatum,” filmed from March to May 2025 ahead of Robertson’s arrest, was released on July 15, 2026, on Netflix.
Hendrich told Us Weekly that old wounds reopened when Robertson’s arrest was publicly revealed on July 18 — just three days after the series started streaming.
“After all the healing that you’ve tried to do, you just have to relive it,” she told the outlet. “Especially in the public eye, I feel like it makes it 1,000 times harder. It’s been a lot.”
Hendrich and Robertson ended up on “The Ultimatum” after Robertson gave Hendrich the choice to either tie the knot or break up. The now-exes joined five other couples on the dating series to decide whether they would stay together and get engaged or explore other connections with contestants.
Their tumultuous relationship was on full display for viewers as they swapped partners with another couple, Ashley and Killian.
Ultimately, Hendrich and Robertson got engaged but split four months later in September 2025. They lived together until that October, which is when the alleged domestic violence incident occurred.
Domestic Violence: If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1.800.799.SAFE (7233) or text START to 88788.
